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I'm so sad to read of the passing — at 70 — of disco and soul singer Evelyn Thomas.

She enjoyed minor success on the U.K. charts in the mid-'70s, but her 1984 song “High Energy” was her legacy, gospel-tinged stomper that shared a name with its style of music — hiNRG.

That song will never not transport me. It should be Kamala's walk-on music.

Thomas knew shew as dying, but no cause was specified. Her mentor Ian Levine announced her death and wrote beautifully of her work, their rift and their coming back together:

Evelyn Thomas has died. pic.twitter.com/YFz4hYMOim

— Ian Levine (@IanLevine) July 21, 2024